>>
>> SURE
>> SURE DOES. >> IT'S HARD TO TURN DOWN
CHIPS.
CHIPS.
CHIPS. >>> AND HOW IS YOUR NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTION DOING?
RESOLUTION DOING? THEY CAN BE HARD TO KEEP.
>> DR. DON IS HERE.
YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR
PARENTS
PARENTS
PARENTS THAT MIGHT BE EASIER THAN A NEW
DIET.
DIET.
DIET. FLU
DIET. FLU SHOTS.
FLU SHOTS. >> HAPPY NEW YEAR.
.
.
. >>
. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHEN WE THINK OF
RESOLUTIONS,
RESOLUTIONS, WE GET THE LOOK ON OUR FACE
LIKE
LIKE
LIKE WE
LIKE WE SWALLOWED SOUR EGGNOG.
EAT LESS, SLEEP BETTER,
EXERCISE
EXERCISE
EXERCISE MORE.
MORE.
MORE. THESE ARE VAGUE THINGS.
MOST PARENTS REALLY WANT TO
KNOW
KNOW
KNOW HOW
KNOW HOW TO HELP CHILDREN GET
HEALTHIER AND SAFER.
THERE'S TWO VERY SIMPLE
RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLUTIONS. AND RESOLUTIONS SHOULD BE
SIMPLE
SIMPLE
SIMPLE AND SUSTAINABLE.
AND SUSTAINABLE. AND THEY SHOULD ULTIMATELY BE
SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. THESE ARE EASY TO DO.
THEY REQUIRE MOTIVATION.
BUT THE BENEFITS WILL BE NOT
JUST MEASURABLE, BUT
IMMEASURABLE.
IMMEASURABLE. ONE OF THEM IS TO GET A FLU
SHOT
SHOT
SHOT IN
SHOT IN YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE FOR
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
>> IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, A LOT OF
THE CASES, MAYBE UP TO 75% OF
FLU CASES, HAPPEN AFTER JANUARY
1st.
1st.
1st. AND
1st. AND WE'RE ALREADY HAVING AN
ATYPICAL FLU YEAR.
THERE'S A LOT OF FLU B AROUND.
WE HAD A 16-YEAR-OLD THE FIRST
YOUNG ONE TO DIE IN OHIO FROM
THE FLU.
THE FLU.
THE FLU. PREVIOUSLY HEALTHY.
PREVIOUSLY HEALTHY. 143 CHILDREN LAST YEAR DIED OF
THE FLU.
THE FLU.
THE FLU. MANY HOSPITALIZATIONS.
MANY HOSPITALIZATIONS. IF YOU GET A FLU SHOT NOW, YOU
WILL BE COVERED FOR THE SEASON.
AGAIN, IT'S THE BEST AND PRETTY
MUCH THE ONLY WAY TO PRESENT
THE
THE
THE FLU
THE FLU UNLESS YOU MOVE TO
ANTARCTICA.
ANTARCTICA. >> AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO
GET IT ARE UNVACCINATED?
.
.
. >>
. >> TWO-THIRDS OF THE CHILDREN
WHO DIED FROM THE FLU WERE
UNVACCINATED.
UNVACCINATED. YOU'RE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO GET
THE FLU.
THE FLU.
THE FLU. IF YOU DO GET THE FLU, YOU'RE
LESS LIKELY TO DIE.
65% IN TERMS OF KIDS.
50% IN TERMS OF ADULTS, LESS
LIKELY TO DIE.
IT IS PROTECTION.
IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT'S THE
ONLY THING WE HAVE.
AIR BAGS AREN'T PERFECT.
A FRIEND OF MINE GOT IN A CAR
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG INFLATED, SAVE YOU
HAD HIS LIFE, BROKE A BONE IN
HIS ARM, BUT SAVED HIS LIFE.
NOTHING IS PERFECT.
BUT WE HAVE GREAT, GREAT
PROTECTION HERE.
PROTECTION HERE. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD YOUR BAND
AID, THINK ABOUT IT.
REMEMBER TWO THINGS.
YOU CANNOT GET THE FLU FROM THE
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. AND
SHOT. AND IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER THE
AGE OF NINE AND HAS NOT
PREVIOUSLY GOTTEN THE FLU SHOT,
THEY WILL REQUIRE TWO SHOTS IN
THE FIRST YEAR, FOUR WEEKS
APART.
APART.
APART. LET'S GET STARTED ON GETTING
THE
THE
THE KIDS
THE KIDS HEALTHIER.
KIDS HEALTHIER. >> HOW OLD BEFORE YOU CAN GET
THE SHOT?
THE SHOT?
THE SHOT? .
.
. >>
. >> SIX
. >> SIX MONTHS.
IF YOU HAVE A CHILD UNDER SIX
MONTHS AND YOUR CHILD IS IN THE
HOUSE, MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
PEOPLE COME TO VISIT, ASK THEM
FIRST IF THEY'VE HAD A FLU
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. .
.
. >>
. >> AND
. >> AND WASH THEIR HANDS.
RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE, FLU
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. NUMBER TWO, THIS MASSIVE RULER.
TWO RULERS?
TWO RULERS? >> THIS IS DR. DON'S PROP
BECAUSE THERE'S A NEW
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON STATE CHILD RESTRAINT LAW.
IT WENT IN EFFECT EIGHT DAYS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. IT
AGO. IT SAYS CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE
OF 13 SHOULD BE IN THE BACKSEAT
WHEN PRACTICAL, IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A TRUCK.
THE EXCEPTIONS ARE OF COURSE
SCHOOL BUSES AND LYFT AND UBERS
AND AIRPORT SHUTTLES.
THOSE ARE EXCEPTIONS.
BUT ANYONE UNDER TWO IN A REAR
FACING CAR SEAT RESTRAINT.
FROM TWO TO FOUR, IN A REAR OR
FORWARD FACING.
FORWARD FACING. AFTER THAT, YOU SHOULD BE IN A
BOOSTER SEAT UP TO 4' 9 INCHES
TALL.
TALL.
TALL. >>
TALL. >> MICHELLE, YOU NEED A BOOSTER
SEAT.
SEAT.
SEAT. >>
SEAT. >> THE REASON IS THAT IF
CHILDREN --.
CHILDREN --. >> SHE DOES.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I'M 4' 11.
>> AND 4' 9 OR EIGHT YEARS OF
AGE.
AGE.
AGE. AND
AGE. AND WHEN CHILDREN SIT IN A SEAT
WITH THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT,
THE LAP BELT COMES OVER THE
STOMACH.
STOMACH.
STOMACH. THE SHOULDER BELT COMES OVER
THE
THE
THE NECK.
NECK.
NECK. SO
NECK. SO RAISING THEM UP IN A BOOSTER
SEAT AFTER AGE FOUR, ONLY 5% OF
PEOPLE BEFORE THE LAW PUT
CHILDREN IN BOOSTER SEATS TO
PROTECT THEM FROM BELT INJURIES
IN A CAR BEFORE THIS.
SO THE NEW LAW IS RECOMMENDED
BY
BY
BY THE
BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
SAFE ADMINISTRATION.
SAFE ADMINISTRATION. AND IT IS THE LAW HERE.
AND YOU WILL GET A TICKET AND
HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO SHOW YOU
WILL
WILL
WILL GET
WILL GET A BOOSTER SEAT.
KIDS SHOULD BE IN A BOOSTER
SEAT
SEAT
SEAT FROM
SEAT FROM AGE FOUR THROUGH EIGHT OR
MORE UP TO AGE 12 DEPENDING ON
THE SIZE AND WEIGHT.
>>
>> AND
>> AND I
>> AND I WILL SAY EVEN FOR PEOPLE OLDER THAN THAT, LIKE
I'M
I'M
I'M 4'
I'M 4' 11
I'M 4' 11 AND THE SEAT BELT IS
STILL
STILL
STILL UNCOMFORTABLE.
UNCOMFORTABLE. >> I UNDERSTAND PARENTS WHO
SAY,
SAY,
SAY, WHY
SAY, WHY DO THEY NEED A BOOSTER
SEAT?
SEAT?
SEAT? BUT
SEAT? BUT SAFETY FIRST.
>> IF YOUR CHILD WITHOUT
SLOUCHING CAN SIT WITH THEIR
BACK TO THE SEAT AND THEIR
KNEES
KNEES
KNEES DO
KNEES DO NOT BREAK OVER THE SEAT,
THEY
THEY
THEY SHOULD STILL IN BE IN THE
BOOSTER SEAT.
BOOSTER SEAT. EVEN IF OVER AGE EIGHT.
I KNOW IT'S A HASSLE.
AGAIN, THAT'S THE SECOND
RESOLUTION.
RESOLUTION. KIDS WILL BE SAFER IF THEY'RE
IN
IN
IN THE
IN THE BOOSTER SEATS.
4' 9, EIGHT YEARS OLD.
UP TO 80 POUNDS IN